Ocean Remote Sensing
A section of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292).
Section Information
Aims
Section Ocean Remote Sensing is one of thirteen Sections in MDPI’s Remote Sensing journal (ISSN 2072-4292). The main aim of the Section Ocean Remote Sensing is to introduce new observational, analytical, computational and modeling methods and understandings in marine sciences. This Section publishes original articles, letters, reviews, and communications with regard to remote sensing oceanography and related fields.
Scope
- Remote sensing of ocean color
- Remote sensing of sea surface temperature and salinity
- Remote sensing of sea surface winds, waves, currents, and sea ice
- Remote sensing of sea level
- Remote sensing detections of hard targets (ships, oil rigs, etc.) and oil spill/seep
- Remote sensing image segmentation and classification in coastal environment
- Radiometer, scatterometer, altimeter, synthetic aperture radar applications in oceanography
- LIDAR remote sensing
- Data fusion and data assimilation
- Dedicated ocean satellite missions
- Operational oceanography
- Physical, biological, chemical and geological oceanography studies using remote sensing data
- Marine meteorological studies using remote sensing
- Synergy of remote sensing and modelling techniques for ocean studies
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Weather, Water and Climate Couplings and Phenomena (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Applications of Satellite Geodesy for Sea-Level Change Observation (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Validation and Evaluation of Global Ocean Satellite Products (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Deep Learning for Maritime Target Interpretation in Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Remote Sensing Technologies and Methods for Ocean Monitoring and Surveillance (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Microwave Remote Sensing on Ocean Observation (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in Sea Ice Research Using Satellite Data (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Advancing Polar Cryosphere Science with Remote Sensing: From Snow Cover to Sea Ice Dynamics (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- HF Radar Remote Sensing from Coastal to Offshore Platforms: Monitoring Marine Environments and Detecting Surface Targets (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Artificial Intelligence for Coastal Remote Sensing: Dataset and Application (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Theory and Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing Fusing Lidars with Optical and Thermal Sensors in Oceanography and Limnology (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Remote Sensing Applications in Ocean Observation—4th Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Studies (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- SAR Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Environments (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advancing Ocean Observation, Analysis, and Forecasting Through AI-Powered Remote Sensing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in GNSS-Reflectometry and Remote Sensing for Ocean Surface Monitoring (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Satellite Remote Sensing for Ocean and Coastal Environment Monitoring (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Marine Ecological Research (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances of Ocean Circulation and Air-Sea Interaction Using Remote Sensing Techniques (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Coastal and Marine Monitoring and Restoration Mapping Using UAS and Remote Sensing Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Remote Sensing in Monitoring Coastal and Inland Waters (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Enhancing Observational Capabilities of Marine Environmental Dynamics Through Machine Learning and Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data Fusion (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Radar Advances in Ocean Dynamics (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Linking Marine Heatwaves/Cold-Spells, Eddies, and Sea Surface Features—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Remote Sensing of Wave Dynamics and Hydrodynamics in Marine Environments (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances in Machine Learning and Multi-Source Remote Sensing for Monitoring Marine Aquatic Environments (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- SAR Imaging and Deep Learning for Sea Target Detection and Maritime Surveillance (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Ocean Waves and Marine Dynamics (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
